calumnious
[ kuh-luhm-nee-uh s ]
/ kəˈlʌm ni əs /
adjective
of, involving, or using calumny; slanderous; defamatory.
Also
ca·lum·ni·a·to·ry
[kuh-luhm-nee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /kəˈlʌm ni əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/.
Origin of calumnious
OTHER WORDS FROM calumnious
ca·lum·ni·ous·ly, adverb non·ca·lum·ni·ous, adjective un·ca·lum·ni·ous, adjective un·ca·lum·ni·ous·ly, adverbWords nearby calumnious
caltrop,
caltrop family,
calumet,
calumet city,
calumniate,
calumnious,
calumny,
calutron,
calvados,
calvaria,
calvarium
Example sentences from the Web for calumniatory
No proposals were made to Cicero, the reasons usually assigned for which are of the most calumniatory kind.
British Dictionary definitions for calumniatory
calumnious
calumniatory (kəˈlʌmnɪətərɪ, -trɪ)
/ (kəˈlʌmnɪəs) /
adjective
of or using calumny
(of a person) given to calumny